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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO May 3, 2008 - Vol 11, No 17 The weekly guide to Doctor Who and Sarah Jane broadcasts worldwide. by Benjamin F. Elliott

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THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO
May 3, 2008 - Vol 11, No 17
The weekly guide to Doctor Who and Sarah Jane broadcasts worldwide.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood

UK - The Poison Sky, part 2 of the current Doctor Who story,
premieres at 6:20PM BST tonight on BBC One (Saturday), with the 45
minute Doctor Who Confidential on BBC Three at 7:05PM. If you miss
it, do not panic. BBC Three airs The Poison Sky Sunday at 8PM and
Friday at 9PM BST. UK residents can also use their computers,
Nintendo Wiis connected to the internet, or Virgin Media Cable to
access the BBC iPlayer and see the episode anytime in the next week.
So, how do they get out of last week's cliffhanger?

Next week, BBC One airs Doctor Who Saturday the 10th at 6:45PM BST,
with the 45 minute Confidential on BBC Three at 7:30PM. The repeats
are at the same times - BBC Three Sunday the 11th at 8PM and Friday
the 16th at 9PM. The Sunday repeat is followed by a 45 minute repeat
of Confidential instead of the usual 15 minute version. The 15 minute
version will air after the Friday repeat.

USA - SciFi USA http://www.scifi.com has put preliminary June
schedule information on their website. Sarah Jane Adventures will not
air in June - the last episode premieres on May 30, with
Canadian/South African triple universe saga "Charlie Jade" airing at
8PM from June 6, making its US premiere. Doctor Who Series 4 airs all
4 weeks with new episodes at 9PM and 11PM Eastern, paired with
Battlestar Galactica (new) on June 6 and 13 and Stargate SG-1
(repeats) on June 20 and 27. Series 3 continues at 5AM EDT Fridays.
One Series 2 marathon on Thursday June 19 - 8 episodes from 8AM EDT.

The SciFi broadcasts should improve for the next few weeks. Partners
In Crime and The Fires Of Pompeii were over 48 minutes long each, and
SciFi edits to about 44 minutes, so important and interesting bits
were cut from the episodes to fit SciFi's time slot (including the
final scene in Fires Of Pompeii). Planet Of The Ood (SciFi airing on
May 9) is under 44 minutes, The Sontaran Stratagem (May 16) is about
44 1/2 minutes, and it looks like the next few episodes beyond will
be about 45 minutes long. So - the next few episodes should be either
unedited or experience much less editing. Expect a better viewing
experience heading forward.

Hungary - Series 2 repeats slipped back on the air on RTL Klub
Saturdays at 12:50PM.

Africa/Middle East - The Showtime Arabia satellite service will begin
airing Series 3 on Friday May 30 (multiple airings each week) on
Showseries 1 and Showseries Extra. They are starting with Smith And
Jones.

Australia - UKTV is doing a weekday run of Doctor Who Confidential
Series 1 (but not Doctor Who) in the 6:45AM time slot.

USA - BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com starts a weekday repeat
run of new Who at 6PM and 3AM EDT from May 12. BBC America has the
right to air the first 3 series (41 episodes).

Torchwood schedule information is included in the Torchwood This Week
column http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood .

For press releases on Doctor Who, keep an eye on the BBC Press Office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice and C21 Media
http://www.c21media.net .

Corrections and updates are welcome at thisweekindoctorwho-
owner@yahoogroups.com , TWIDW on AOL IM , and thebfe on Yahoo
Messenger. The listings:

BBC7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7
All episodes are available online through the website for 1 week
after broadcast.
Online till Sunday evening - "Doctor Who - The Commentaries" pt 4 of
13
Late Sunday Midnight BST "Doctor Who - The Commentaries" pt 5 of 13
(new)
Cast and crew discuss "The Poison Sky". Full length version of the
commentary.
Late 11 May Midnight BST "Doctor Who - The Commentaries" pt 6 of 13
(new)
Cast and crew discuss "The Doctor's Daughter".

BBC Prime http://www.bbcprime.com
Who Series 1 and 2; Doctor Who Confidential Cut Down
Adjust for local time, which could vary by several hours.
Saturday 7PM and Midnight CET 2-13 "Doomsday" pt 2 of 2
Saturday 7:45PM and 12:45AM CET DWC 2-13 "Finale"
10 May 7PM and Midnight CET 2-00 "The Christmas Invasion" (60
minutes, start of repeat run)

BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shada
"Shada" - starring Paul McGann and Lalla Ward. 6 episodes. A retired
Time Lord in Cambridge needs the Doctor's help to recover a Time Lord
book before the scientist Skagra can find it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/shalka
"The Scream Of The Shalka" - starring Richard E. Grant. 6 episode
story. The Shalka prepare to conquer the Earth from below. Can the
Doctor be convinced to save the day one last time?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/realtime
"Real Time" - starring Colin Baker and the Cybermen. 6 episodes. The
Doctor and Evelyn Smythe research a temple that has been yanking
scientists out of time, bringing them face to face with the future of
the Cybermen. (NOTE - While Real Time is listed on the website, some
users are claiming that it is no longer working.)
Doctor Who Confidential http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential
The 13 episodes from Series 1 of the BBC Three series all online via
Real Player in the CutDown format used for repeats and the Series 1
DVDs. Also, numerous video diaries and trailers.

No May information yet. Certainly not on their website.
Illusion TV On Demand http://www.illusiontv.com
Doctor Who Classic Series.
April "The Tomb Of The Cybermen" ep 2 of 4
April "Genesis Of The Daleks" pt 1 of 6
2 Episodes going up per month, it seems. Illusion TV is a service
providing science fiction On Demand programming to cable providers
(no deals with satellite companies yet). If your digital cable
service has Illusion TV, all programming is offered for free with
commercials. See the website to determine if your provider may offer
this service. Based on the paucity of information on the episodes
airing, I guess they want you to get the service before you know what
you will be seeing.

Doctor Who: Podshock http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/portal
Weekly chat show with US and UK Doctor Who fans done in podcast
format. Newest episode on the enhanced feed - episode 109, an in
depth interview with John Levene, recorded in late March 2008. A
previously recorded episode covering the David Tennant episodes and
UK based discussions on "Partners In Crime", "The Fires Of
Pompeii", "Planet Of The Ood", and "The Sontaran Strategem" are
currently on the live feed but still to come to the official cleaned
up podcasts. A US based discussion on "Partners In Crime" is on the
live feed too. They recorded a live show at the I-Conn 27 convention
on Sunday 6 April. Also (hopefully) coming soon - the Gallifrey 2008
episode recorded live on February 17th.
Tentative plan:
Saturday 1PM? EDT (6PM BST, 10AM PDT) - Live fan discussion on The
Fires Of Pompeii, based on the USA broadcast. To be edited with an
earlier UK discussion to make a future episode. Will be available on
the live feed. Time subject to change - most up to date time in their
forums.
Sunday 1PM? EDT (6PM BST, 10AM PDT) - Live fan discussion on The
Poison Sky, based on the UK broadcast. To be edited with a US
discussion after the SciFi broadcast to make a future episode. Will
be available on the live feed.

American Who http://www.instituteforspacepolitics.org/amwho
Joey Reynolds' monthly online show with Doctor Who interviews and
news.
April 2008 episode - interviews with Anneke Wills (Polly on Doctor
Who), John Levene (Sgt. Benton and a Yeti on Doctor Who), and Dan
Harris' recap of the 2008 SciFi Sea Cruise.
March 2008 episode - interviews with Lisa Bowermen (head cat woman in
Survival, voice of Bernice Summerfield in the Big Finish audios),
Gary Russell (script editor of "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood", writer
for IDW Publishing's "Doctor Who" comics range), and Jarrod Cooper
("Hurricane Who").
Previous episodes still online:
October episode - interviews with Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane, "The
Sarah Jane Adventures) and Carole Bannerman (sister to John "Captain
Jack" Barrowman)
August episode - interview with Mark Schuster, co-author of "The
Greatest Show In The Galaxy: The Discerning Fan's Guide To Doctor
Who".

Note - That SciFi Show (also hosted by Joey Reynolds/Donovan) is
doing a tribute to Tristam Carey in its second hour this week. Find
That SciFi Show at Ad Astra Radio http://www.adastraradio.com . The
Tristam Carey tribute is at 5PM and 5AM Eastern every day this week
(2PM and 2AM Pacific).